biostudies-literatureUnknown10Wang HT<h4>Background</h4>This study explores whether listening to preferred music after a stressful situation affects putting and swinging performance, heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV), and anxiety among amateur golfers.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty healthy amateur collegiate golfers voluntarily participated in this study (age 20.1 ± 1.17 yrs., height = 173.8 ± 7.74 cm, body weight = 72.35 ± 12.67 kg). Pre- and post-intervention HR and HRV measurements were taken, along with a self-report of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) and Triple Factor Anxiety Inventory (TFAI). Participants were exposed to a stressful situation through the Stroop Colour and Word Test (SCWT) and then instructed to perform three golf-practice sessions in a golf simulator, separated by 48-72 hours of recovery, under dPeerJe13557https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9166680biostudies-literatureThe effect of listening to preferred music after a stressful task on performance and psychophysiological responses in collegiate golfers.PMC9166680Yang CCLai MSTai HLChen YSWang HTRekik GfalseThe effect of listening to preferred music after a stressful task on performance and psychophysiological responses in collegiate golfers.<h4>Background</h4>This study explores whether listening to preferred music after a stressful situation affects putting and swinging performance, heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV), and anxiety among amateur golfers.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty healthy amateur collegiate golfers voluntarily participated in this study (age 20.1 ± 1.17 yrs., height = 173.8 ± 7.74 cm, body weight = 72.35 ± 12.67 kg). Pre- and post-intervention HR and HRV measurements were taken, along with a self-report of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) and Triple Factor Anxiety Inventory (TFAI). Participants were exposed to a stressful situation through the Stroop Colour and Word Test (SCWT) and then instructed to perform three golf-practice sessions in a golf simulator, separated by 48-72 hours of recovery, under d2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-26T23:24:22.78Z2025-04-06T17:34:21.931ZS-EPMC91666803566996010.7717/peerj.13557